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Argentine footballer

Cándido García
Personal information
Date of birth (1895-12-02)2 December 1895
Date of death 22 April 1971(1971-04-22) (aged 75)
Position(s) Centre-half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1913–1927 River Plate
International career
1915–1923 Argentina 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Cándido García (2 December 1895 – 22 April 1971) was an Argentine footballer who played as a centre-half. García spent his entire career at River Plate, where he played from 1913 to 1927, winning three titles.

García also played six matches for the Argentina national football team from 1915 to 1923. He was part of Argentina's squad for the 1916 South American Championship.

Nicknamed Cabeza de Oro ("golden head") due to his skills to head the ball, García is regarded for having scored the first official goal in the history of Superclásico v Boca Juniors on 24 August 1913 at Racing Stadium, which River won 2–1. According to journalists of his time, García's high accuracy in scoring goals by heading the ball in corner kicks forced rivals to avoid conceding corner kicks.

During his entire career at River, García played a total of 364 matches, scoring 42 goals.

Honours

River Plate

References

  1. ^ "Cándido García, el primero". Pasion Monumental (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 30 June 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  2. "Cándido García". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  3. Tabeira, Martín (10 August 2007). "South American Championship 1916". RSSSF. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  4. "Cabeceadores: los pioneros". El Gráfico (in Spanish). 14 August 2018. Archived from the original on 20 July 2024. Retrieved 20 July 2024.

External links

Argentina squad – 1916 South American Championship runners-up
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